1933 in Australian soccer
{{Short description|Soccer season in Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox soccer country season
| country = Australia
| season = 1933
| prevseason = 1932
| nextseason = 1934
| flagicon = yes
| soccer = yes
}}
The 1933 season was the 50th season of regional competitive soccer in Australia.
National teams
=Australia men's national soccer team=
Australia began 1933 with the first of their three-match series hosting New Zealand at Brisbane Cricket Ground on 5 June with all eleven starting players making their national team debuts and George Smith as captain on debut.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181194989 |title=SOCCER TEST AT EXHIBITION |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Queensland, Australia |date=5 June 1933 |accessdate=29 October 2024 |page=3 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS) |via=National Library of Australia}} They won the match 4–2 with George Smith and Hec Gorring both scoring two goals.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article277586503 |title=AUSTRALIA WINS SOCCER TEST |newspaper=The Sun News-pictorial |issue=3344 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=6 June 1933 |accessdate=29 October 2024 |page=23 |via=National Library of Australia}} With twelve days rest until the second match at Sydney Cricket Ground on 17 June, it saw four further debutants Ian Davidson, Jack Hughes, Frank Smith, and Tom Tennant; and was won by Australia 6–4 thanks to a George Smith hat-trick (the first ever Australia men's national team hat-trick), and further goals by Roy Crowhurst, Alec Cameron and Jack Hughes.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165343551 |title=SOCCER TEST |newspaper=The Newcastle Sun |issue=4842 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=17 June 1933 |accessdate=29 October 2024 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}} The third and final match of the series was again played at Sydney Cricket Ground on a week later on 24 June, where Bill Edwards, Frank Laidlaw, Jimmy Osborne, and Jack Taylor made their Australia debut{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article94220752 |title=AUSTRALIAN TEAM |newspaper=Northern Star |volume=57 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=23 June 1933 |accessdate=29 October 2024 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}} as Australia won 4–2 through a brace by George Smith, with Bill Edwards scoring on debut alongside Roy Crowhurst in his third match. Australia finished the series with three wins out of three matches.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228888784 |title=AUSTRALIA SUCCEEDS |newspaper=The Sun |issue=7327 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=24 June 1933 |accessdate=29 October 2024 |page=6 (LAST RACE FOOT BALL) |via=National Library of Australia}}
==Results and fixtures==
===Friendlies===
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| round =
| date = 5 June 1933
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 4–2
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1933A.html#Friendly1
| team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Brisbane Exhibition Ground
| location = Brisbane, Australia
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = Z. Korotcoff (Australia)
| result = W
}}
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| round =
| date = 17 June 1933
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 6–4
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1933A.html#Friendly2
| team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground
| location = Sydney, Australia
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = Danny Quinn (Australia)
| result = W
}}
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| round =
| date = 24 June 1933
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 4–2
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1933A.html#Friendly3
| team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Kershaw {{goal|?|pen.|?}}
| stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground
| location = Sydney, Australia
| attendance =
| referee = Danny Quinn (Australia)
| result = W
}}
==Player statistics==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |
| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! Player ! {{abbr|Apps|Appearances}} ! Goals | |
|---|---|
| {{sort|1|GK}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Jimmy|McNabb}} | 3 | 0 |
| {{sort|2|FB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Jack|Evans|dab=Australian soccer}} | 3 | 0 |
| {{sort|2|FB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Frank|Laidlaw|dab=soccer}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|3|HB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Ian|Davidson|dab=Australian soccer}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|3|HB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Angus|Gibb}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|3|HB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Bert|Murray|dab=Australian soccer}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|3|HB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Jimmy|Osborne}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|3|HB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Charlie|O'Connor|dab=soccer}} | 3 | 0 |
| {{sort|3|HB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Jock|Parkes}} | 2 | 0 |
| {{sort|3|HB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Jack|Taylor|dab=Australian soccer}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|3|HB}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Tom|Tennant}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Alec|Cameron|dab=soccer}} | 3 | 1 |
| {{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Roy|Crowhurst}} | 3 | 2 |
| {{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Jim|Donaldson|dab=soccer}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Bill|Edwards|dab=Australian soccer}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Hec|Gorring}} | 1 | 2 |
| {{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Jack|Hughes|dab=Australian soccer}} | 1 | 1 |
| {{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|Frank|Smith|dab=Australian soccer}} | 2 | 0 |
| {{sort|4|FW}}
| align="left" | {{sortname|George|Smith|dab=soccer}} | 3 | 7 |
League competitions
Cup competitions
(Note: figures in parentheses display the club's competition record as winners/runners-up.)